RE: [Histonet] [ SOLVED ][ Histonet ] Strange circles in IHC slides

2010-02-26 Thread Hoekert, W.E.J.
25-2-2010 16:42 Aan: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu; histonet.nos...@vneubert.com Onderwerp: Re: [Histonet] [ SOLVED ][ Histonet ] Strange circles in IHC slides To me it seems that the sections after being picked from the water bath were not completely drained and the dewaxing process

Re: [Histonet] [ SOLVED ][ Histonet ] Strange circles in IHC slides

2010-02-26 Thread Alexandra Meinl
Hello, I'm glad that you already solved the problem your way. I didn't read your first post, but we had exactly the same problem (and we're also using cover plates). This artifact is very likely caused by tiny air bubbles which are trapped under the cover plate. The crucial step is when you drip

Re: [Histonet] [ SOLVED ][ Histonet ] Strange circles in IHC slides

2010-02-25 Thread Rene J Buesa
To me it seems that the sections after being picked from the water bath were not completely drained and the dewaxing process was incomplete in a way that the round areas kept certain amount of paraffin wax that prevented the reagents reactions. The fact that the areas are round are anĀ